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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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